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Open House In Condon hall at 1 o’clock to £ ^ iy- Geological, anthropological ! 1 geographical exhibits and col-i ^ ins will be shown. Moving pic-1 and slides at 4 :00 and 7:30. 1 V> NUMBER 79 k Resume of the Day’s News By the Associated Press FEBRUARY 21 — ■ Great Britain Impatient LONDON—British government circles were clearly impatient to night at unexpected publication of the Soviet's views concerning the Anglo-French security proposals. As diplomatic quarters expressed the view that the Soviet's note de manding the carrying out of the j London program in its entirety was an adroit move to head off any further concessions to Germany, the government’s lack of appetite for responsibilities in eastern Eur ope was evident. A possibility developed, however, that Sir John Simon, British for eign secretary, might go to War saw and Moscow as well as to Berlin. It would be the first trip of any British minister to those distant capitals since the World war. House Tables Motions SALEM—Putting into effect the threatened blockade against the senate, the house of the Oregon legislature today tabled the first three senate bills up for final vote I and adjourned before the same fate 1 was dealt out to the score of I others on the calendar. The house, using this system as ■ retaliatory move against the upper house because that body allegedly has been holding important house bills in its committees, had a five to one backing in the action, and none of the senate proposals had a chance of passage. Macon Board Reports SAN FRANCISCO — A sharp! gust of wihd, exerting a strain on j a “structurally weak frame” sent the navy airship Macon down into! the Pacific ocean, a naval board of inquiry was told here today by its Judge Advocate, Commander T. L. Gatch. Gateh declared the foundering and loss of the dirigible was due to a “defect in design in that for ward part of the upper fin which was not sufficiently secured against lateral pressure,” as he summarized the testimony taken by the board. The court’s findings will be submitted soon to Admiral J. M. Reeves, commander in chief of the battle force, who will make his report to the navy department. Secrecy Ride Removed WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—(AP) —A new, stringent secrecy rule was invoked, criticized and prompt ly liberalized today by house lead ers as backers of the $2,000,000, 000 Patman bonus pay-off bill moved to assure considei'ation of the measure. Representative Patman (D-Tex.) filed a petition to force a house vote on his bill in the event it is blocked in committee. Within two hours, he had obtained 64 of the necessary 217 signatures. * Barker Becomes New ‘Grandpa Club’ Initiate Burt Brown Barker, vice-presi dent of the University, woke up on the morning of February 15 after a “grand” initiation the day before. On February 14 a son was born to his daughter, Barbara Barker Herman, ’32, of Portland. Barker now belongs to the world wide “grandpa club.” Calendar Presidents of all sororities will meet at 12:45 today at Johnson hall for Oregana pictures. Managers of all sororities are! scheduled to meet today at 12:50 at Johnson hall for pictures for the Oregana. A social swim for both men and women will be held tonight from 7:30 to 9 o'clock in Gerlinger hall. Suits and towels will be furnished. Amphibian meeting upstairs in College Side at 12:30. Very import ant that all members and pledges be there. Exhibit of contemporary paint ing now on display in the Little Art! gallery of the art and architecture building. Hours are from 9 a. m. j to 5 p. m. on week days and from 2 to 5 p. m. on Sunday. Westminster open house tonight. Bring nickels. Open house at Condon hall this afternoon. Colored slide exhibitions at 4:00 and 7:30 p. m. Martin Signs Bill Assuring UO Infirmary j Construction May Start Spring Term, Says Dean Ontliank Measure Will Yield Half of SI00,000 Total A new infirmary for ths Univer sity of Oregon was assured today when Governor Charles H. Martin signed H. B. 239, appropriating $50,000 to match another $50,000 w'hich will be secured from a $30, 000 PWA loan and $20,000 from student building fund fees. Passing off the bill meets the specific demands of the PWA au thorities, who some time ago agreed to grant 30 per cent of the $100,000 expense if definite assur ance was given that the rest of the money would be obtainable. Plans Altered At that time plans were submit ted calling for the matching of the PWA money by subscription but the authorities refused to grant the -money with so indefinite an as surance of matching the grant. The taking of $20,000 from the student building fund fees will in no way increase tuition costs, J. O. Lindstrom, business manager of the University, said today, because the fund has already been built up over past years. If construction follows plans made over six years ago the new building will be erected on the cor ner of 14th and University. Dean of Personnel Karl Onthank said this afternoon that it was quite probable work would start during spring quarter. Beavers Embark For Crucial Games CORVALLIS, Ore., Feb. 21.— (AP)—The Oregon State college basketball team embarked tonight on an invasion calculated to deter mine the championship of the northern division coast conference race. The Beavers, leading the league ■with only two losses in 11 games, £>lay Washington State college at Pullman Friday and Saturday nights. With only a day of rest, the Beavers then hop over to Mos cow and meet the hard fighting University of Idaho crew Monday and Tuesday. Upon the outcome of those games hinge the hopes of University of Washington, in second place with 10 victories and four reversals. The Huskies are idle the rest of this week. Without an outstanding high scorer on his squad. Coach “Slats” Gill has seen one man after anoth er—even substitutes—rise to the occasion and go on a timely scor ing spree. Coach Gill took 12 players with him, arming himself with plenty of reserve material for the tough grind. Discussion Group Members Return The four members of the wom en’s discussion group, accompanied by James A, Carrel, coach, who returned yesterday evening from their trip for joint symposiums with the University of Washington, spoke to a crowd of over 1500 people while on the tour. They dis cussed the public regulation of the movies before six different audi ences. Movies Studied The forums following each pres entation were indicative of a lively interest on the part of the listeners, Carrell said. The discussions exam ined the effect of moving pictures upon the public, both children and adult, and considered the effective ness of various means of public control and forms of censorship to aid in the solution of this current problem. Symposiums Planned The women’s public discussion group will hold joint symposiums with the College of Puget Sound during the early part of March. It was not until this year that the College of Puget Sound adopted the symposium disscussion plan in place of the partisan debate sys tem. *■0111 of the Inkpot’ 18 Casteel’s Topic For Mad Hatters — Methodist Church Dinner Starts at 6:30 Tonight “Out of the Inkpot" will be the title of an address to be presented by Prof. John Casteel of the Uni versity speech division at the an nual Wesley club Mad Hatter’s banquet at 6:30 this evening in the dining room of the First Metho dist church. The banquet, as in former years, | will be built around the theme of '“Alice in Wonderland." All dec- j orations will be taken from scenes 1 1 ir the story and those who take, part in the program will be: dressed as characters in the story, j Character Costumes Rev. Cecil Ristow, who will act as toastmaster for this super “tea | 'party” will be dressed as the White Rabbit. Those presenting toasts j will be similarly adorned. Mary Field, who will give a talk on “There’s No Use Knocking” will be dressed as Alice, Glenn Ridley as the caterpillar, will speak on "So You Think You Are Changed, Do You?" Joe Reid will lament on “What Will Become of Me?” “No Wise Fish” will be the topic of jTheda, Spicer. Magician to Perform Marion Gearheart, well-known magician, will entertain by pro ducing white rabbits from top hats. A selection of songs from the story including the “Lobster Qua drille,” “Twinkle Twinkle, Little Bat,” and the “Duchess Lament” i will be rendered by Don Carruth. | Reservations may be made im mediately by phoning 1550-J. Pliilomelete Tea Follows Initiation Philomelete, organization of campus hobby groups will hold in itiation Sunday at 3 o’clock in Ger linger. The new initiates will be guests at tea immediately follow ing the ceremony. Girls who have not been contacted, and wish to be come active members of Philome lete, are asked to get in touch with Marigolde Hardison. The hobby groups which com prise Philomelete organization in clude travel, charm, prose and poetry, music, outdoor, and pup pets. Membership is open to any coed who is interested in these par tiular fields, and can contribute to their activities with her time and service. Alma Lou Herman is in charge of the initiation. Lloyd Line Offers Free Information Programs as well as complete information on study in Europeanj universities can be secured free of charged by any student upon writ ing to the Educational Service de partment of the Hamburg-Ameri can Line, North German Lloyd, 1012 Porter building, Portland, according to a bulletin posted in Friendly hall. Some of the material which may bo had upon request include details about complete courses leading to a doctorate in the arts, sciences or specialized fields; vacation cours es in languages, arts, music, physi cal education, sciences; special courses for physicians in Berlin, London, Paris, and Vienna; and in formation about elementary, sec ondary, and finishing schools. Student Players Present Farces Two plays, “The Heritage” and “A Storm in a Washtub” were pre sented yesterday afternoon in the Guild theater by a group of stu dents under the direction of mem bers of the class in play production. “The Heritage" was written by James Stewart Knapp and “A Storm in a Washtub,” a medieval French farce, was translated from the original by Guy Wemham. Alan Weisner directed the former; and the second was directed by Margaret-Adelle Martin. In the cast of “The Heritage” were A1 Goaizer, Jeanette Turner, Mary Webster, Donald Parks, and Tom Cole. In “A Storm in a Wash tub,” Bill Ireland, Betty Jeffers, and Dorris Holmes took the roles of a husband and a wife and the eternal mother-in-law, respectively. 'Open House' To Show Two Molion Films| ‘Kilauea’ and ‘Grass’ to Be Shown Today Condon Archeology, Geology Have Part in Display Crater lake in colored slides and the Condon collection will be but two of many attractions at the “open house” in Condon hall this afternoon. The slides, hand-colored by Miss Florence Taylor of Berke ley, are to be shown at 4:00 and 7:30, while the exhibits may be seen betw’een the hours of one to five and seven til! ten today, and nine until twelve Saturday. Two motion pictures, one of the Kilauea volcano and the other, a commercial film entitled “Grass” are added attractions. “Grass” is a four reel film showing the semi annual migration of the Bakytari tribes of Persia. Exhibits in Archeology The Condon collection, one of the outstanding archeological collec tions, is to be shown. Obsidian ceremonial knives from the Gold Hill district, one of the most com plete collections in the w*est, will also be on display. These knives were collected by Prof. L. S. Cressman, of the departments of anthropology and sociology, who has given them to the University. Adzes, made for wood working, cutting scrapers, piercing tools in cluding drills and arrow points, mortars and pestles, mullers and metates from eastern Oregon, and animals sculptured in stone are to be seen in the display cabinets. Novelty Displays A complete box made of only three pieces, with top and bottom separate and the four sides made from one piece is an object of in terest from the ethnological collec tion. Baskets from British Colum bia, Alaska, and five western states, including very fine Pima specimens, are to be seen along with a Phillipine collection of bask ets and bows and arrows. One Pima ceremonial basket has a break in the band of colored material which is woven into it., Professor Cressman explains this j as the means by which the soul was allowed to escape in one of their ceremonies. A Polynesian tapa, or bark cloth, is an item of especial interest, as are models of the various house types used by the Indian tribes. Primitive Culture Eskimo ivory carvings and some of the equipment of a shamaan (medicine man) including his drum and rattle also show a degree of the culture built up by the so called primitive tribes. Skulls binding practiced in the lower Co lumbia in eastern Oregon are on display. A skull from Gold Hill which shows a very unusual bony growth in the ear, is also a part of the skeletal exhibit. In addition, there will be a group of instru (Please turn to pane three) Chairman! ... a great AWS Carnival is coming. Campus ‘Shiners’ Declare Holiday; Juniors Get Jobs March 7 to Be Observed as Shine Day The proprietors of campus shoe cleaning establishments have vol untarily declared a holiday for March 7, Junior Shine day, accord ing to Jim Blais, general chairman of the affair. “The directorate will attempt to make this the biggest shine-day ever held at Oregon,” Blais said. Chief shiners, Jack Campbell and Ed Vail, upon being interviewed in the College Side late last night, declared that they have been work ing out daily in the men’s gym to get in shape for the ordeal. Ac cording to Vail there will be no un derhanded work on March 7. “Yeh, we’re going to keep it clean,” Campbell added. Thomas Makes Plans Bob Thomas, assistant chairman, would make no statement to the press, but it is reported that he is working on an epoch plan to make University students “shoe con scious." Three shine stands will be con structed on 13th, which will pro vide every student ample opportun ity to “sit in.” Brush and paste will be applied by Oregon’s most dignified juniors, Blais declared. Turnipseed Has Automobile Upset While driving to Corvallis Wed nesday afternoon, Mrs. Genevieve Turnipseed’s car skidded on t,he soft shoulders of the highway on the north side of the city and over turned. Neither Mrs. Turnipseed or her companion, Mrs. Earl M. Pallet were injured. Mrs. Turnipseed, who is director of dormitories, went on to Corval lis while her car was driven back to Eugene on its own power. FRATERNITY ENTERTAINS Sigma Alpha Epsilon entertained Alpha Chi Omega Thursday eve ning. Dancing followed dessert service. Mary Dugan Trial to Follow Murder Mystery Sensation The coroner’s jury last night def initely established the death of Ed gar Rice, found murdered in the Park Gardens apartments early Thursday morning, as the result of an incised wound to the heart in flicted by a small curved paper knife entering the body near the left shoulder blade. The knife was found lying close beside the body when the police entered the mur room. It is now in the hands of finger-print experts. Mary Dugan, beautiful and cel ebrated actress, known as Mona Tree, keeping a lone and tragic watch over the dead man in a sumptuously furnished apartment, is now residing at the county jail where, pale and calm, she consults hourly with her attorney, Edward West, her personal friend and a prominent lawyer here. Taken Into Custody Weeping hysterically at the scene of the crime and calling frantical ly upon some unknown "Jimmy”, £Iiss Dugan was taken into imme diate custody Thursday morning. With dark curly hair hanging loosely around her shoulders and clad only in an expensive night dress and fur coat, Miss Dugan was a distraught figure, accord ing to Inspector Hunt. She swooned in the arms of an attend ant when attention was called to the blood stains on her hands and night dress. Widow Stricken Edgar Rice, who had been a prominent man in this city for many years, was affiliated with Rice & Brooks, brokers. He ac cumulated a vast fortune during the war. His widow, Gertrude Rice, was confined to her bed following the shock of his death. Rice is also survived by a daughter, Virginia, age 12. The case has been taken up by District Attorney Gallwey, who figured in the late Hauptman trial. Although he refused to make a Statement last night he Intimated that suspicion has fallen heavily i on the Dugan girl. Herns Receives Appoi ntment; To Head Carnival President Coleman Urges Cooperation Appointment of Reva Herns as general chairman of the annual AAV.S. carnival has just been an nounced by Catherine Coleman, AAV.S. president. The carnival will be held on April 2G this year. In the light of her past activities on the campus, Miss Herns was given the appointment after much consideration was made of all the women on the campus. Cooperation Needed "Only through the cooperation of each living organization and every student on the campus can the directorate hope to make this the most successful carnival the associated women students have ever put on,” said Miss Herns in regard to the affair. Major appointments to the A. W. S. carnival directorate will be next week. All students on the campus, Including men, are in vited. The request has been made that the doors of the building be used for entrance rather than the windows as was the case last year. Success Predicted Catherine Coleman, AW.S. presi dent, said yesterday regarding the appointment, “We feel certain that the carnival will be a great success this year under Reva’s supervi sion.” Hayes to Present Varied Program In ASUO Concert By no means confined to the songs of the American negro will be the program to be presented in McArthur court here Thursday, February 28, by Roland Hayes, world-renowned negro tenor. Hayes appeared on the campus last winter term under the auspices of the ASUO and met with such instant success that it was decided to bring him back this term. Those who heard him, almost unanimously agree that he is the outstanding living interpreter of negro spirituals. He has so emphat ically attained absolute mastery of legitimate art songs of the old world, that his interpretations of Mozart, Brahms, Schubert, and De bussy are looked upon as models. Training Unique Hayes is classed by critics as one of the most highly and perfect ly trained singers before the musi cal public today. For several years h^ worked in hotels and factories and with labor crews to enable him to continue his vocal studies. This training was of the best to be had in America — which means the best in the world, but he deserts the concert platform for months at a time to add to his repertoire and to find new and more artistic ways of singing the songs already in his repertoire. Program Praised He spent more than six months this year developing the program he is to sing here — a program which he regards as being infinite ly finer than anything he has be fore attempted. This program has already won him the highest trib utes from the critics In Boston and New York city where he was heard early in the season. Today’s Emerald is brought to you by the following advertisers. Van's Tie Shop Bert Koepp Graham’s Oriental Art Shop McMorran and Washburne American Legion Circus The Broadway, Inc. Penny-Wise Drug Co. Medo-Land Creamery Keith's Shoe Shop Skeie’s Jewelry Store Prince Albert Angeline Dress Shop College Haircutters Sez Sue De Neffe's Green Parrot University Florists Perllch’s Grocery Del Rey Cafe Patronize them. jRigid Enforcement | Of Colorful Oregon Traditions To Begin 200 Philip Morris Cigarettes Remain Unclaimed by Mr. X George N., whose Identity is unknown, won 200 Philip Morris cigarettes in the Inst ballot. He ran get them by railing A. G. Bueh, district manager for the Philip Morris (’o. who is now at the Eugene hotel, and naming the score whieh appears on the ballot. Mallard Suggests Religion Changes In Education Talk ‘Slop Preaching;, Practice,’ Says Presbyterian “Religion must stop preaching and begin practicing if it would perpetuate its high purpose of building well-rounded, balanced character,” Rev. J. Hudson Ballard, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Portland told his audi ence last night in an address in Villard hall on character education in relation to religion. “The great hope of religion is not in the organized Sunday school but in the home because it is in the home that the concrete, natural relationships are found. The work is done there.” Dr. Ballard sug gested that Sunday schools for children be dismissed and in their place the parents be impressed with the importance of their per sonalities in the making of the personalities of their children, and taught how to most advantageous ly put this knowledge into practice. Defines Character In defining character Dr. Bal lard said that it was something achieved, not inborn. It is formed by personal contacts with others. Relationships that enrich and en hance the personalities are good; those that thwart or distort them are bad. Character in its last analysis does not mean what one is to himself, or what he is to his god, but what he is in reference to his fellows, the lecturer explained. In a brief sketch Ballard traced religion through i t s primitive stages, the early and larges organ ized religions, to the rise of the present ethical religions. When science took over the pro vision of our physical needs, it failed to provide for our higher character. This field was left open and to fill the need came the rise of our present ethical religions. Religion Important Is religion competent for the task of educating character — of making people wholesome in their (Please turn to pane tu’o) Morse Discusses Law in Broadcast Wayne L. Morse, dean of the law school, spoke last night over KOAC on “Criminal Law Legisla tion Before the State Legislature,” another of the weekly talks in the series, “Law in Modern Society.’’ Dean Morse discussed the recom mendation that the number of per emptory challenges allowed to the state and to the defendant be equalized and the reform suggest ed that the defense of insanity be used only when the defendant has given advance notice of using that defense. He also commented on the recommendation that a provi sion for a central office be made where circuit court judges may re port the sentence dispositions which they have made of criminal cases. No admission was charged. Dunn Features Feast Of Belshazzar Tonight Frederic S. Dunn, head of the Latin department, will gave a ra tional interpretation of the Bibli cal story, the handwriting on the wall at Belshazzar’s feast, in to night’s lecture in his series of “The Wonder Story of Archaeology.’1 He will speak over KOAC at 8:15. Spring Term Will Mark. Strict Observance of Old Customs Renner OK's Move Ten Old Traditions on List For Definite Action By Wayne Harbert Bill Berg, chairman of the tra ditions committee and vice presi dent of the student body .stated last night that besides the historic Oregon traditions of academic freedom, homecoming and the Mother’s and Dad’s day traditions now observed on the campus, the following customs once observed will be enforced at the beginning of spring term: 1. Frosh-soph tug-of-vvar across the millrace. 2. There will be no smoking on the campus. 3. Walking on the lawns will be prohibited. 4. All frosh will wear frosh pants. 5. All freshmen will refrain from wearing tuxedos. «. “Hello walk” will In- revived. 7. Students must not tread on the Oregon seal. 8. Only seniors can sit on the senior bench. a. i Here will l>o no |)igjiiis nt athletic contests. JO. Only senior men shall wear mustaches. It was definitely decided to rigid ly enforce the above list of tradi tions at a recent meeting of the committee, Berg announced. Renner Commends Action Joe Renner, president of the ASUO, upon being told of the planned revival of traditions last night, said: "I believe these tradi tions have made the memories of Oregon more dear to a great many of our alumni in past years. The revival of these traditions will tend to revive school spirit and impress our college days more indelibly upon our minds. With this thought in mind I heartily sanction their revival and enforcement.” During junior weekend, the large “O” on Skinner’s butte will be freshly painted by freshmen men. The sophomore-freshman tug of-war across the mill race will also be held during junior weekend each spring term. No "pigging” will be allowed at the all-campus luncheon to be held also during that weekend. Previously In Effect Some time ago the executive council favorably passed a provi sion that cleared the way for the enforcement of the above tradi tions, all of which have previously been in effect on the Oregon cam pus. The council provided for a high court, to be composed of Bill Berg, vice president of the student body; Bob Miller, executive senior man; Craig Finley, president of Skull and Dagger; and Bob Parke, (Please turn to page three) Guess What? (1) W hat was the score of Ore gon’s lone victory in foot ball over U.S.C.? C-4) What is the most famous winter sports resort in Eur ope ? (3) How many thunder storms occur daily? (4) W'hat per cent of Oregon students arc entirely self supporting? (o) W'hat well known American dramatist attended Prince ton but left without his de gree after a clash with au thorities? (fl) For Whom is Llstsrine named ? (7) Who was the first president of the U. of O. ? (8) What president was elected on a minority popular vote? (9) Which were paid the best in Ziegfeld’s chorus, tall or short girls?, (10) What graduating class re ceived the most degrees at the U. of O.?